Sun, May 31, 2020 at 09:03:40AM CEST, vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com wrote:
>This parameter controls the device's live reset capability. When
>enabled, a user can issue a separate command like 'ethtool --reset'
>or 'devlink dev reload' to reset the entire device in real time.
>
>This parameter can be useful, if the user wants to upgrade the
>firmware quickly with a momentary network outage.
>
>For example, if a user flashes a new firmware image and if this
>parameter is enabled, the user can immediately initiate reset of
>the device, to load the new firmware without reloading the driver
>manually or resetting the system.
>
>Cc: Jiri Pirko <j...@mellanox.com>
>Cc: Jakub Kicinski <k...@kernel.org>
>Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam <vasundhara-v.vo...@broadcom.com>
>Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.c...@broadcom.com>


NAck, please see the comment I wrote as a reply to the cover letter.
Thanks.

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